DETAILED HISTORY OF THE EMERGENCE OF NCTE (1964 – Present)
⭐ DETAILED HISTORY OF THE EMERGENCE OF NCTE (1964 – Present) (From Kothari Commission Recommendation to Today) 1. Background: Need for a National Teacher Education Body (Before 1964) Before NCTE, teacher education in India was unregulated and fragmented: No uniform standards for teacher training. Wide variation in duration and quality of training programs. Teacher training institutions (TTIs) often lacked infrastructure and qualified faculty. No single national authority to maintain standards. This led to a demand for a centralized regulatory and advisory body for teacher education. 2. Kothari Commission Recommendation (1964–66): Birth of the Idea The Kothari Education Commission (1964–66) strongly recommended: Recommendation: ➡️ Establish a National Council for Teacher Education to improve teacher education standards nationwide. Why? To regulate teacher education institutions Ensure quality, curriculum reforms, and uniform standards Oversee ...